Kwankwaso appeals to insurgents to embrace dialogue and peace

Kwankwaso appeals to insurgents to embrace dialogue and peace

Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State at the weekend appealed to insurgents to embrace dialogue and stop the killings of innocent people in the country.

Speaking on Saturday when he visited the Kano Central Mosque where hundreds of Muslims were attacked by insurgents during the Friday prayer, Kwankwaso lamented that 100 people lost their lives while at least 135 sustained different degrees of injuries, noting that the act was the barbaric.

He described the attack as very sad considering the fact that innocent Muslims faithful were killed while observing Friday’s prayer.

He assured that the state government will continue to do its best towards protecting lives and property of the people.

The governor while commiserating with the families of those who lost their loves ones, assured that government would shoulder the hospital bills of the injured ones. He stated that emergency units of all federal, state and private hospitals were directed to accommodate victims of the attack.

Governor Kwankwaso, who along with his entourage, visited victims admitted at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, appealed to citizens in the state to be cautious of suspicious movements and alert security agencies of any attempt to breach the peace.

The governor who also visited internally displaced persons from Mubi town, Adamawa state, who are residing in at a camp in Dawakin Kudu local government area, promised that government would give them adequate attention in order to feel homely.

SOURCE: WorldStage News